If I were starting again, this is the order I would read my own guides in. There are 12 posts in five steps, about an hour and a half of reading in all. Each step builds on the one before it.
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The daily and weekly routine I use to find, manage and review trades in about 15 minutes a day. Five pages, free.
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Step 1 of 5
What trading is, and whether it fits your life.
1With small capital, why learning to trade comes first, and when to add investing.
2How a trade works, and the first steps to take.
3How to find a starting amount you can afford to lose but would still feel.
4The three parts of trading, and which one takes most of the work.
Step 2 of 5
Candles, trends and the levels price reacts to.
Step 3 of 5
Choose a style that fits the hours you have.
8What the research on day traders shows, and which style fits a full-time job.
9How it works, why it loses about half its trades, and the losing streaks to expect.
Free trading style quiz
Find your trading mind, your natural timeframe, the fear that costs you most, and how you learn best.
Step 4 of 5
Size every trade so that no single loss can sink you.
Step 5 of 5
Keep to the plan when it is hard.
Last step
The checklist puts what you just read into one daily and weekly routine, about 15 minutes a day. It is free.
Each topic page opens with its own short list of posts to read first.
